Car-coupling.



R. E. L. JANNEY a M. T. MAcPHERSON.

UAR COUPLING.

APPLICATION mm SEPT-13, m5.

1 202,849. Patented Oct. 31, 1916.

. gers.

CAR-CO UPLING.

Application filed September 13,1915.

To aid 'w/mm a! may concern Be it known that wb, liuneu'r l). L. JAN" Nev and lllam'rmn '1. Mir-liiuas ax, citizens of the lluited r-itates. and residents of Uhicago, county oi (look, and State of Illinois, and Alliance. county of Stark, and State of Ohio, respectively. have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Car- Couplings, oi which the following is a spec1- fication.

The invention relates to railway cars and has particular reference to novel means for coupling cars, one of which is equipped with a standard coupler and the other with a chain and hook arrangement.

It is common practice in all foreign countries to couple railway cars by means of a chain and hook, a hook being carried by each car and a chain serving to connect the two cars. At each side of the car at the ends are provided butters or resilient plun- In some of the foreign countries steps are being taken toward the adoption of a standard coupler such as is in use in the United States, but inasmuch as'the transition from one type to another can not be made simultaneously, means must be pro vidcd for coupling cars equipped with the old and new apparatus and an object in the present construction 15' to provide such means as may readily and cheaply be applied to the standard couplers.

he invention will be nir-r readily understood by reference to the accompanying drawings wherein* Figure '1. is a plan view showing the ends of two cars, one of the foreign type and one of the type as revised. Fig. 2 is a sectional view showing the apparatus used for connccting a. standard coupler to a hook. Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the parts in position for coupling; and I 4 is a view showing the emergency coupling means in inactive position.

In the drawings the car 10 is seen to be provided with bufi'ers 11 at the sides of the car, these buffers being resiliently mounted.

t the center of the car a hook '12 is provided and a chain 13 is intended as a means for connecting adjacent cars. In the construction shown the car 14 is provided with a conplot- 15 having the standard M. C. B. lines. 15" is any ordinary or preferred form of dead block and carrying iron permitting lat- Specifieation of Letters Patent.

hollow to Patented Oct. 31. 1916. Serial No. 50.304.

eral movement 01 the the car.

thereto. To the other end of the yoke is connected a crank 20, the pivot of which occupies a recessed lug 21 on the top of the coupler. A projection or boss 22, preferably form a socket, on the crank prothe insertion of any convenient rod or bar to form an operating handle or lever. In the position of Fig. 3 the le er 18 is swung outwardly to the extent permitted by the yoke 19 an crank 20 and the chain l'3.which is connected to the lever is thereby lengthened sufficiently to permit it to engage the hook 12 of the ad acent car. This is the position the book will assume when the cars are in abutting engagement, as shown in Fig. 1, and V'lthC-ui. compression of the spring buffers 11. After the hook has engaged the chain the lever or handle 23 vides for yoke will be ineffective to disengage the parts that the crank has swung It will, of course, be under stood that the chain is long enough to permit convenient en agement with the hook, and consequently t are is some slack in the chain when engaged past center.

he position shown in Fig. 2. movement is accomplished by means of the part 20 which constitutes a toggle and locks the device when thrown over into its position in Fig. 2, the ivot-a] connection between the part 20 and tie links or yoke 19 being belo q, the fulcrum of the part 20, whereby any pull on the chain tends to hold the part 20 down instead of moving it in an direction. In th-.. dot." d line position of Fig. 3, which is the. llul'llllll position of the parts when the cars are locked or coupled, it will be seen that the chain cannot escape from the hook. In the position of Fig. the buffers have been compressed to their full upward ob m humus on ail-o. mu having an autonmtiu Mm l i'lw r-u-l sill a sulllcivnt distance aw porn cunwrr-aent. engagement of the vlnnu 11 Fill ilw lmul; ermmlex'.

pulsing in "fiwm linnlun a Janney type 0011.

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w'iih the hook 0 hurnpean type of cow plan means fm takmg up (he slack 11: {11v (-lmjm lifter engagmicnt with the hook, sniil lzu lml lcvngragg'ulllcut Will: Kin fu crum nun-h.

pus-1mm 10 i I1}; 332%: in Um position of {he lr-g chain. the pivots of the tog l being; (mt 0f grugzunwnt with the nnlvh of the fulcrum IIH'IHIMI.

ll var (-ml'pk-r 0f the .\I. provided with means for vumlv 'liun with 111' hunk of :1 European t vpxuf' P01111101, sinid means being lncntod in tho throat of the 'UlllJil'l iwtweenjlie guard mm and the pivoted kmu-kle unri hark 01' said knur-klc and adapted to mijnvi'utu with Uuhunk (:nu-

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